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FIXED - Mt Fox Bolts

safer cliffs vic

14-Jun-2004
7:00:40 PM

Bolts and belay anchors on Finger Sighs (22) and Heaven Seven Eleven (24) are not safe. Please stay off these climbs until further notice. The glue holding these bolts was not mixed properly and thus these bolts could pull out un-expectantly. All other routes on this wall including 20th Century Fox are safe. Please spread the word. The bad bolts will be replaced within the week.

Rupert

17-Jun-2004
11:58:46 AM

Out of interest - what went wrong and what glue was it?

alrob

17-Jun-2004
12:23:22 PM

matchsticks and uhu glue

safer cliffs vic

17-Jun-2004
12:44:45 PM

Hilti HY150 glue. The thin plastic sleeve which holds the two seperate parts ruptured un-knowingly (after glue gun was dropped) and leaked one part glue (thus not delivering proper mix). Test bag and nozzle results showed glue had not cured correctly.

tmarsh

17-Jun-2004
1:57:54 PM

Which shows why you must always squeeze off a sample of the glue before you start bolting. In
the past, I've glued a couple of rocks together at the base of the route, but SCV's practice of
putting it in a ziplock bag and taking it with you is a bit better, especially if you're bolting on the
last day of a trip.

I've always been tempted to make an indestructable cairn using glue leftovers.

tim

safer cliffs vic

21-Jun-2004
9:31:14 AM

All problem bolts have been fixed over the weekend. The rain and hail was fun - as was the muddy drive.

hex-TROLL

30-Jun-2004
6:12:09 PM

Good work , team ! --- hopefully there are no moisture / wet air issues associated with glue-ing in the wet conditions...

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